CA2856992A1 - Controller for light-based touch screen - Google Patents

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CA2856992A1
CA2856992A1 CA2856992A CA2856992A CA2856992A1 CA 2856992 A1 CA2856992 A1 CA 2856992A1 CA 2856992 A CA2856992 A CA 2856992A CA 2856992 A CA2856992 A CA 2856992A CA 2856992 A1 CA2856992 A1 CA 2856992A1
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Stefan Holmgren
Lars Sparf
Magnus Goertz
Thomas Eriksson
Joseph Shain
Anders Jansson
Niklas Kvist
John Karlsson
Robert Pettersson
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Neonode Inc
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    • G06F2203/04101—2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup
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    • G06F2203/04104—Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
CA2856992A 2011-11-28 2012-11-14 Controller for light-based touch screen Abandoned CA2856992A1 (en)

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US61/564,081 2011-11-28
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KR (1) KR101491430B1 (zh)
CN (1) CN104094204B (zh)
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